These eco-friendly potties are made from waste plant material, so while they last for years in your home, they will start to biodegrade as soon as you pop them in your garden... so there is plenty of time to train your little one and then save the environment.

The ergonomically designed Becopotty (by UK company Becothings) is comfortable, easy to use, and easy to clean. The high back offers extra support, while the large splash guard helps keep potty training hygienic. This potty is not only kind on your baby, but also the environment. Available in three different colours.

Once your little one graduates to the toilet, a step stool will be helpful.  
Why not continue with a good thing, and try a BecoStep?

When your child finally finishes potty training, (s)he can plant the potty in the garden.  Once the Becopotty is fully submerged, add some seeds, a little water, and watch the flowers grow.  Over the next few years, your potty will biodegrade, feeding your flowers and helping the environment.  Tip: drill a few holes in the bottom of the potty for drainage.

All Becothings have been designed to be as environmentally friendly as possible. This means they don’t just look at functionality, they also study product life cycles. Things like potties often end up in landfill sites, so it’s important that we plan ahead. With the right materials and the right design, the goal is to have as little environmental impact as possible.

The Becothings plastic replacement made from natural plant fibres is actually a biocomposite, which means it is a mix of biodegradable materials.

Around 80% of the material is made up of fibres from bamboo and rice husks. Rice husks are a by-product of rice production, so it is a great material to use as it is normally thrown away! Although you might picture bamboo as tall thin trees, it is actually a breed of grass and so grows incredibly fast. This means all the bamboo used can be sustainably grown.

Both these materials are mixed with a resin created from amino acids. It is this resin that bonds all the fibres together. Importantly, it also allows the mix to break down. When you place a plant fibre product in warm, damp conditions, like a compost heap or buried in the ground, the resin will start to break down. This in-turn allows the fibres to break down, and eventually the product will fully biodegrade away. This process will usually take around 2 to 3 years depending on the environmental conditions.

Packaging:
Our daily lives are full of cardboard. It comes as packaging in almost everything we buy. It is actually made up of cellulose fibres that are created from wood pulp. Sadly this means fresh cardboard requires cutting down trees. Fortunately cardboard is fairly easy to recycle, so by using recycled cardboard we can help save our forests! The other great feature of recycled cardboard is that it is biodegradable. This means that the packaging used by Becothings is not only easy to recycle, but also safe if it does ever end up in a landfill.